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Natural History Museum scientist Laura Molares Moncayo studies microbial life in the Arctic. © James Bradley Laura Molares ...

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LANZHOU -- Chinese scientists have uncovered the distribution and dissemination mechanisms of soil antibiotic resistance ...

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Biochar, made from plant waste, can restore carbon in fragile pasture soils, boost fertility, and support climate resilience.

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Soils with a variety of microplastics may allow microbes that perform denitrification processes to thrive; this could cause ...